Euro-Region Ministers Agree on Permanent Aid Fund, Finland Says

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Euro-area finance ministers completed plans to set up a permanent rescue fund for the region, according to Finland’s Finance Ministry.

The ministers meeting in Brussels today agreed on all aspects of the European Stability Mechanism in a deal to be signed on Jan. 30, Martti Salmi, an aide at the Finance Ministry in Helsinki, said by telephone after the ministry posted a statement on its website containing some details.